Bugün öğrendim ki: domatesin ancak 16. yüzyıldan sonra İtalyan mutfağına girdiğini söyledi. Domates çoğunlukla İtalyan mutfağı ve kültür sembollerinden biri olarak görülse de, aslında yaklaşık 80.000 yıl önce Amerika'da Şili ve Ekvator gibi And ülkelerinden geliyor.

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Tomatoes are the most commonly planted garden crop in the US, as evidenced by the wide range of tomato plants available every year in garden centers. Beyond home production of tomatoes, the US has historically lead global commercial production, with the state of California being our top producing state. So, it is safe to say that Americans grow a lot of tomatoes each year. With all these tons of tomato production in the US, have you ever considered where tomatoes came from in the first place? We often talk about how tomatoes are tropical plants and require additional care in our climate, but what area of the tropics did these plants originate?